Large outbreak of severe Shiga toxin-producing E. coli O157:H7 infections in multiple nursing homes in Belgium, August 2025

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In Belgium, 620 STEC cases were reported in 2024, with an increasing trend observed since 2021, likely related to the expanded use of culture-independent diagnostic techniques that facilitate STEC detection [ 14 ].

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